Caught Between Generations

By Dr. Merle Griff

Caught Between Generations episodes

October 27, 2016 Wisdom: Our Gift for Which We Will Always Be Remembered
What if the most important life lessons aren't in wisdom quotes, but are written on the links of generations past?
Gabrielle V. Taylor, author of Legacy of Wisdom, discovered the gifts of legacy in her Grandma Valentine’s advice and tells us how generational stories enrich and guide our way. We’ll learn how your untold stories and observations can become your legacy.
Kendra S. Schumaker, executive director at SarahCare and social worker with over 25 years of experience, shares how wisdom can hold families together in times of crisis.
58 min
October 20, 2016 Family Estrangement: Ways to Prevent Estrangement and Be a More Peaceful Parent from Childhood Through Young Adults
Do you want to be a happier parent and stop yelling?
Do you wish you could heal your own childhood or family?
Psychologist, author and founder of Aha! Parenting, Dr. Laura Markham, gives us parenting tips on how to positively raise our kids and strengthen family connections — from siblings to estranged adult children. We can have happier families and stronger relationships with our kids at every stage of life.
We will be inspired to create a more peaceful world: one family at a time.
58 min
October 13, 2016 Encore: Everything I Needed to Know About Working Together for World Peace I Learned in 4th Grade with Mr. John Hunter
Today’s economic, political, social and environmental issues affect us globally, yet we often try to solve them independently.
Enter: the 4th-graders and John Hunter, an educator who is among TED Talk Top 100 Speakers, to solve the world’s problems with collective wisdom and as much peace as possible.
John shares how he encourages communication, trust and problem solving skills in the classroom through his invention, the World Peace Game. John shares how his students become compassionate leaders who experience the interconnectedness of relationships and develop a unique understanding of the impact their decisions have on others.
He explains how we learn from past generations and how our full potential walks hand-in-hand with our parents, grandparents and great teachers.
56 min
October 06, 2016 Living with ADHD: Refocused and Successful
Is distracted disorganized the norm in your family or marriage?
This week’s guests will offer hope to adults living with ADHD and help to parents of teens living with childhood ADHD.
Melissa Orlov, author of ‘The ADHD Effect on Marriage’ will discuss how we can understand our spouse and take the focus away from distraction and toward a more fulfilling marriage.
Leslie Josel, author of ‘Teens and Time Management’ will give parents tips to help teens set goals, manage their time and thrive.
57 min
September 29, 2016 Fear and Anxiety: Creating a Peaceful Environment for You and Your Children
Do you feel trapped inside your own emotions and wonder if you’re destined to live with anxiety?
Do you live each day in fear of another panic attack?
As a parent, are you concerned with you children’s fears and creating a safe haven for them?
Living with anxiety is common among many and our first guest, Dr. Friedemann Schaub, award-winning author of The Fear and Anxiety Solution, will help us uncover the hidden causes of fear and anxiety disorders and recover our internal power.
Then Kathy Walsh, author of 30 Days to a Mindful Home and founder of Peace Place for Kids, joins us to share how to create an peaceful environment for our children to help them, “live a more balanced, happy and joyful life.
57 min
September 22, 2016 When Words Hurt: Recovering from the Trauma of Control and Abuse
'No one else will ever want you.'
'You’re stupid, you will never amount to anything.'
'You're too sensitive.'
The phrases above all have one thing in common: they are signs of verbal abuse – and they are all meant to intimidate and control.
This week’s show will help listeners recognize emotional abuse and learn how to 'break the cycle of abuse' and begin the process of healing.
Guests and best-selling authors, Beverly Engel and Patricia Evans, have appeared on The Oprah Show, CNN and have been featured in many national magazines. They will help us understand the patterns of unhealthy relationships and tell us how to recover from the trauma of controlling relationships.
Whether you are the victim of emotional abuse or you are the perpetrator, and the person who cannot stop trying to control others, this show is for you.
57 min
September 15, 2016 Play: The Real Answer to Increasing Academic Performance
Join guests, Miriam Beloglovsky and Lisa Daly, early childhood professors and authors of ‘Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children,’ as they discuss ways teachers and parents can unleash creativity and motivate learning in preschoolers and school-age children through ‘loose parts’ play.
Learn how parents, grandparents, and early childhood educators can inspire young children to explore, move and arrange the unassuming pieces of everyday materials into countless possibilities.
57 min
September 08, 2016 Living with Chronic Pain? Reclaim your Life.
It started with back pain, fibromyalgia, or another long-term condition and the relief of a prescription to manage your pain. For you or your family member or friend, now it’s a crisis.
Over 15 million people in the U.S. and around the world are addicted to prescription pain medication.
Listen as Dr. Mel Pohl, internationally recognized physician and Medical Director at Las Vegas Recovery Center -LVRC-, addresses this public health crisis and explains how physicians and families can help individuals recover and deal with chronic pain, without using addictive pain medications.
He will also discuss the dangers young people face in access to painkillers and how the legalization of banned drugs contribute to dependence and substance abuse.
58 min
September 01, 2016 Everything I Needed to Know About Working Together for World Peace I Learned in 4th Grade with Mr. John Hunter
Today’s economic, political, social and environmental issues affect us globally, yet we often try to solve them independently.
Enter: the 4th-graders and John Hunter, an educator who is among TED Talk Top 100 Speakers, to solve the world’s problems with collective wisdom and as much peace as possible.
John shares how he encourages communication, trust and problem solving skills in the classroom through his invention, the World Peace Game. John shares how his students become compassionate leaders who experience the interconnectedness of relationships and develop a unique understanding of the impact their decisions have on others.
He explains how we learn from past generations and how our full potential walks hand-in-hand with our parents, grandparents and great teachers.
56 min
August 25, 2016 Declutter Your Life: Quick and Easy Tips
Do you have clutter or does it have you? Does facing the prospect of wrestling your stuff out the door make you suddenly feel ready for a nap? Don’t allow clutter to take over your life: clutter isn't the boss of you.
This week, we hear from Barbara Reich, professional organizer and author of 'Secrets of an Organized Mom' as she gives parents practical tips to organize their homes and spot the danger zones, such as the refrigerator, closets and the home office: including tackling your email and snail mail.
If you are thinking of talking to your aging parent about downsizing, Julie Hall, certified personal property appraiser and author of 'The Boomer Burden: Dealing with your Parents’ Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff' explains how to begin this difficult conversation. She has helpful tips for dealing with siblings, minimizing conflict, and identifying the true value of family items.
Yes, you can declutter, de-stress, and breathe again.
59 min

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More than 40 percent of people in their 40s and 50s have at least one living parent, and a child under the age of 21 for whom they are providing care and assistance. Most likely there is also a job, a house to run, groceries to buy and meals to get on the table. How can you cope with the massive demand on your time for love, attention, and decision-making skills?brbr